MattWald's idea (supported by Catman) has merit. Why not call it a "convention," have one (or more) formal meetings and make it deductible. I may not be able to attend (Sally says "We were in Hawaii last year, I want to go somewhere else.") but I'd still be willing to contribute a buck if Randy insists on being paid to attend (I think he'd be silly to do that, but he might, and we ought to consider giving in if he does. Of course, then all of us cancel our subscriptions and just continue to use the free features of Flyer Talk.)